South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 188

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       188
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950110
Primary Sponsor:                   Rose 
All Sponsors:                      Rose 
Drafted Document Number:           PT\1487DW.95
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                           Economic interest held by public
                                   official
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19941017  Prefiled, referred to Committee          11 SJ
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-775, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN ECONOMIC INTEREST HELD BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, PUBLIC MEMBER, OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE IN A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OR ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THESE CONTRACTS ARE PERMITTED IF AWARDED THROUGH A PROCESS OF PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMPETITIVE BIDS IF THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL, PUBLIC MEMBER, OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HAS NOT PERFORMED AN OFFICIAL FUNCTION REGARDING THE CONTRACT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 8-13-775 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 248 of 1991, is amended further to read:

"Section 8-13-775. A public official, public member, or public employee may not have an economic interest in a contract with the State or its political subdivisions if the public official, public member, or public employee is authorized to perform an official function relating to the contract. Official function means writing or preparing the contract specifications, acceptance of bids, award of the contract, or other action on the preparation or award of such the contract. This section is not intended to infringe on or prohibit public employment contracts with this State or a political subdivision of this State nor does it prohibit the award of contracts awarded through a process of public notice and competitive bids if the public official, public member, or public employee has not performed an official function regarding the contract."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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